The nervus terminalis ganglion in Anguilla rostrata: an immunocytochemical and HRP histochemical analysis

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone 0303 health sciences 03 medical and health sciences Histocytochemistry Immunologic Techniques Animals Ganglia Anguilla Horseradish Peroxidase Retina
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)91567-8 Publication Date: 2003-04-24T19:22:20Z
ABSTRACT
Immunocytochemistry and retrograde horseradish peroxidase (HRP) transport were used to study the ganglion of the nervus terminalis in the American eel, Anguilla rostrata. Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) like immunoreactivity was found in large, ganglion-like cells located ventromedially at the junction of the telencephalon and olfactory bulb and in fibers within the retina and olfactory epithelium. HRP transport from the retina demonstrated direct connections with both the ipsi- and contralateral populations of these ganglion-like cells. Given the well-documented role of both olfaction and vision during migratory and reproductive phases of the life cycle of eels, the robust nature of a nervus terminalis system in these fish may present a unique opportunity to study the behavioral correlates of structure-function organization in a discrete population of ganglion-like cells.
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